Temper Colors for Steels

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ASM Handbook

Heat Treating of Irons and Steels

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ASM International

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https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v04d.9781627081689

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978-1-62708-168-9

Publication date:

2014

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Abstract

Steel, heated in contact with air at temperatures in the tempering range, takes on various temper colors due to the formation of a thin oxide film. This article provides detailed information on temper colors for plain carbon steel, especially on the effects of time and temperature.

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